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During 2020, private-equity investments into the Indian real estate sector declined 23% from2019. At this juncture, investors are also eyeing alternate assets, as well as projects that require last-mile funding. Investment firms and global developers are undertaking development risks in India and constructing office parks.

> We recommend investors fund stalled projects in the final stages of construction. These projects mitigate risks as project approvals are already in place.

> We also recommend investors focus on logistics and datacenter assets to take advantage of the growth in these sectors by converting them into a Real estate investment Trust (REIT)offering.

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Report highlights:

  • Overall real estate investment sales in Singapore trebled quarter-on-quarter (QOQ) and doubled year-on-year (YOY) to S$14.4 billion (US$10.9 billion) in Q4 2020, mainly on a REIT merger.

  • Residential investment sales in Q4 jumped 92.6% QOQ and 94.2% YOY, largely due to the revival of public and private land sales, including two collective sales.
  • CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) acquires CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT')'s six office and two mixed-use developments on their merger, which played a part in the surging of commercial investment sales in Q4, at 228% QOQ and 509% YOT to S$8.69 (US$6.57) billion.
  • Industrial investments sales in Q4 saw a decline of 9.3% QOQ and 82.1% YOY, due to ESR REIT's proposed merger with Sabana REIT falling through.

With more tech companies setting up hubs and a global economic recovery, investment sales volumes are looking to pick up further in 2021, as Singapore continues to remain a favourable investment destination.

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Regional performance has been tepid due to the absence of big players, but some markets are showing signs of improvement.

  • Contrary to industry beliefs, the region showed faint signs of a recovery during Q4/2020. The consensus of keeping travel bans and closed borders in place is shared by governments around the world. A few have engaged in bilateral travel green lanes but only very cautiously, with infections still rising daily and signs of mutant virus strains emerging. With the future of hospitality still in question, hotel transaction activity continues to be impaired.
  • In Q4/2020, the APAC hotel investment market volume stood at US$976 million across 30 transactions, a decline of 81% compared with Q4/2019. The top three performing markets this quarter were India, Australia, and South Korea. These three represented 65% of the transactional dollar proportion.
  • India led the region with only one high-profile hotel transaction valued at US$282 million, a 44% fall year-on-year (YoY).
  • Besides Malaysia, Australia was the only other market in the region which saw a growth in hotel investment in the quarter under review. Australia reported five transactions with total volume of US$219 million, a 27% YoY increase.
  • South Korea remained in the top three markets with a transaction volume valued at US$117 million across 12 deals, a 77% YoY fall from Q4/2019.
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A Changed Landscape

The covid-19 pandemic will leave a lasting impression on the commercial real estate sector across Asia-Pacific. While it brought more pain to the already battered retail sector, it put more wind in the sails of the industrial sector via the flourishing e-commerce industry, as many business-to-customers (B2C) firms were forced to adapt quickly as lockdown and movement restrictions in many markets prompted a huge shift to inline retail activity. Much of these activity result in higher online retail sales growth and penetration across the region, regardless of market maturity. 

This is evident when we look at the growth rate of online retail penetration across a few selected key markets across the Asia-Pacific with online penetration rates rising an average 14%year-on-year over 2020. We do not expect this growth to abate over the near-term and penetration rates should grow further, potentially reaching the regional leaders such as the Chinese Mainland and South Korea. 

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Cloud Computing, AI, and 5G Accelerate Growth of Data Center Development and Investment Around the World

 

Data Centers, once an afterthought for global enterprises, are now a cornerstone of the information economy, and well over $100 billion has poured into the asset class over the past decade, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s Global Data Center Market Comparison.

The Global Market Comparison is the first data center report of its kind, openly discussing and ranking top markets for site selection and investment. This study reveals the thought process that underpins all data center work on behalf of our clients at Cushman & Wakefield, providing a rigorous and analytical approach for maximum value.

This study evaluated 1,189 data centers around the world, utilizing a unique weighted methodology to rank 48 global markets and arrive at our Overall Top Ten External Link markets.

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